'Terrorism has no religion': Muslims in France and abroad pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims (PHOTOS)

Members of the Muslim community walk behind a banner that reads, "Islam = Peace" during a rally outside Madrid's Atocha train station, January 11, 2015. (Reuters) / Reuters

Following the Paris shootings, thousands of Muslims all over France and abroad took to the streets, to distribute flowers and carry anti-terrorism banners, saying their religion had nothing to do with the Islamists' attacks.

Muslims are against religious extremism, said the banner carried
by members of the Muslim community in Marseille, southern France,
as they gathered for a rally to express sympathy and solidarity
with the victims of the Paris shootings that left 17 people dead.

Social media users posted photos of Muslim kids with posters
against extremism. “I’m Muslim, but I am not a terrorist. Long
live France! Long live the Republic!” said a placard, carried by
a small boy in the streets of Nancy, in northeast France.

"I am French, Muslim and against terrorism," said a banner
carried by the members of French Muslim community during the
Unity March in Paris.

Islam is supported by the pigeons of peace, tolerance, love and
respect, said a banner held by a girl from the Muslim community of Madrid
outside the city's Atocha train station.

The Paris shootings were strongly condemned by Madrid's Muslims.
"All joined against terrorism. Islam=Peace," said the posters
they carried.

Hundreds of Muslims joined the rally to sympathize with the
victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre and the three days of
terror in Paris.

Along with the symbolic #JeSuisCharlie ("I am Charlie") hashtag,
Muslims also tweeted #NotInMyName, which was previously used by
Muslims to condemn the atrocities perpetrated by Islamic State
militants. Following the shootings in France the hashtag has come
back into the spotlight.